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Originally Posted by Aboen
Impressive… Makes me wonder how the hell the civic type R made it in 7:42:80
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It was on R-comp tires which make a huge difference on a 13-mile track (at least 10+ seconds).
Edit: Not only tires but also further improvements. So basically it wasn't a fully stock car:
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Honda set the lap time with what they call a “pre-production model that was technically representative of production specification.” A floating roll cage was added for safety reasons, but Honda claims that the cage did not improve the rigidity of the frame. In order to compensate for the extra weight of the roll cage, Honda removed the rear seats and display audio system. The record-setting Type R was also outfitted with street-legal track focused tires. Honda declined to specify the actual tires used."